Bring Back the Draft

For every 1000 troops we send to Asia Minor it costs 1 billion to support. Lets get our monies worth and bring back the draft.

Nowruz

Obama's message to the Iranian people is a clear departure from the last administration. And when others ask why I voted for Obama this short transcript explains it all. Just the understanding of Iran's New Year and how this can be a pledge for re-newed relationships is critical to moving Iran into a rational actor. A stage of nation development which is glaringly absent. The more we (non-Muslim theocracies or democracies) are seen as similar and in effect human the less likely radicals can call us "devils" and receive the desired effect. Yes this is a long process but a diligent effort has never been tried before, save for Reagan's attempt. The following is the full transcript of Obama's message to Iranian leaders and average citizens:

Today I want to extend my very best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz around the world.

This holiday is both an ancient ritual and a moment of renewal, and I hope that you enjoy this special time of year with friends and family.

In particular, I would like to speak directly to the people and leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nowruz is just one part of your great and celebrated culture. Over many centuries your art, your music, literature and innovation have made the world a better and more beautiful place.

Here in the United States our own communities have been enhanced by the contributions of Iranian Americans. We know that you are a great civilization, and your accomplishments have earned the respect of the United States and the world.

For nearly three decades relations between our nations have been strained. But at this holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together. Indeed, you will be celebrating your New Year in much the same way that we Americans mark our holidays -- by gathering with friends and family, exchanging gifts and stories, and looking to the future with a renewed sense of hope.

Within these celebrations lies the promise of a new day, the promise of opportunity for our children, security for our families, progress for our communities, and peace between nations. Those are shared hopes, those are common dreams.

So in this season of new beginnings I would like to speak clearly to Iran's leaders. We have serious differences that have grown over time. My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the international community. This process will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.

You, too, have a choice. The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right -- but it comes with real responsibilities, and that place cannot be reached through terror or arms, but rather through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and civilization. And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create.

So on the occasion of your New Year, I want you, the people and leaders of Iran, to understand the future that we seek. It's a future with renewed exchanges among our people, and greater opportunities for partnership and commerce. It's a future where the old divisions are overcome, where you and all of your neighbors and the wider world can live in greater security and greater peace.

I know that this won't be reached easily. There are those who insist that we be defined by our differences. But let us remember the words that were written by the poet Saadi, so many years ago: "The children of Adam are limbs to each other, having been created of one essence."

With the coming of a new season, we're reminded of this precious humanity that we all share. And we can once again call upon this spirit as we seek the promise of a new beginning.

Thank you, and Eid-eh Shoma Mobarak.

or Persian

زورﻮﻧ ﻪﮐ ﯽﻧﺎﺴﮐ ﮥﻤه ﻪﺑ ار دﻮﺧ ﯼﺎهوزرﺁ ﻦﻳﺮﺘﻬﺑ ﻢهاﻮﺧ ﯽﻣزوﺮﻣا

ﺪﻧﺮﻴﮔ ﯽﻣ ﻦﺸﺟ نﺎﻬﺟ ﺮﺳﺎﺗﺮﺳ رد ار
ﻢﻨﮐ ﻢﻳﺪﻘﺗ
.
ﻦﻳا زا ﺎﻤﺷ ﻪﮐ مراوﺪﻴﻣا و ﺖﺳا ﯽﻨﻳﺮﻓﺁزﺎﺑ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯽﻧﺎﻣز ﻢه و ﯽﻧﺎﺘﺳﺎﺑ ﻦﻴﻳﺁ ﮏﻳ ﻢه ،ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦﻳا
ﺻﺮﻓ
ﺖ
لﺎﺳ ۀﮋﻳو

ﺪﻳﺮﻴﮔ ﻩﺮﻬﺑ ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ و نﺎﺘﺳود ﻊﻤﺟ رد ندﻮﺑ ﯼاﺮﺑ
.


ﻢﻨﮐ ﺖﺒﺤﺻ ناﺮﻳا ﯽﻣﻼﺳا ﯼرﻮﻬﻤﺟ ناﺮﺒهر و مدﺮﻣ ﺎﺑ ﻢﻴﻘﺘﺴﻣ رﻮﻃ ﻪﺑ ﻢهاﻮﺧ ﯽﻣ ﻩﮋﻳﻮﺑ ﻦﻣ
.



ﺖﺳﺎﻤﺷ روﺁ مﺎﻧ ﮓﻨهﺮﻓ زا ﯽﺸﺨﺑ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ زورﻮﻧ
.
ﻪﺑ ار نﺎﻬﺟ ﺎﻤﺷ ﯼروﺁﻮﻧ و تﺎﻴﺑدا ،ﯽﻘﻴﺳﻮﻣ ،ﺮﻨه
ﯽﻳﺎﻴﻧد
ﻩدﺮﮐ ﻞﻳﺪﺒﺗ ﺮﺘﻬﺑ و ﺮﺗﺎﺒﻳز
ﺖﺳا
.
نﺎﻴﻳﺎﮑﻳﺮﻣﺁ ﻪﮐ ﯽﻤﻬﺳ ﻮﺗﺮﭘ رد ﻢه ﺎﻣ دﻮﺧ ﻪﻌﻣﺎﺟ ،ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا رد ،ﺎﺠﻨﻳا
ﺖﺳا ﻩﺪﺷ ﺮﺗرﺎﺑﺮﭘ ﺪﻧا ﻩدﺮﮐ ادا رﺎﺒﺗ ﯽﻧاﺮﻳا
.
ﻢﻴهﺎﮔﺁ ﺎﻤﺷ گرﺰﺑ نﺪﻤﺗ زا ﺎﻣ
.
تﻻﺎﻳا ماﺮﺘﺣا ﺎﻤﺷ ﯼﺎهدروﺎﺘﺳد
ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﺨﻴﮕﻧاﺮﺑ ار نﺎﻬﺟ و ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ
.


و ﻩﺮﻴﺗ رﻮﺸﮐ ود نﺎﻴﻣ ﻂﺑاور ﻪهد ﻪﺳ ﻪﺑ ﮏﻳدﺰﻧ ﯽﺗﺪﻣ ﯼاﺮﺑ
ﺖﺳا ﻩدﻮﺑ رﺎﺗ
.
ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼروﺁ دﺎﻳ ،ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦﻳا ﯽﻟو
ﺪهد ﯽﻣ ﺪﻧﻮﻴﭘ ﻢه ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻣ ﻪﻤه ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا ﺖﻳﺮﺸﺑ ﮎﺮﺘﺸﻣ طﺎﻘﻧ
.
ﺰﻴﻧ ﺎﻤﺷ تﺎﻬﺟ ﯼرﺎﻴﺴﺑ زا

ﻮﻧ لﺎﺳ ﺎﻣ ﺪﻨﻧﺎﻣ
ﻢﻳﺮﻴﮔ ﯽﻣ ﻦﺸﺟ ﺎﻣ ﻪﮐ ﺪﻴﻨﮐ ﯽﻣ راﺰﮔﺮﺑ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻧﺎﻤه ار دﻮﺧ
.
ﮥﻟدﺎﺒﻣ ،ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ داﺮﻓا و نﺎﺘﺳود ﺎﺑ نﺪﻣﺁدﺮﮔ ﺎﺑ
ﻩﺎﮕﻧ و ﺎﻬﻧﺎﺘﺳاد و ﺎﻳاﺪه
ﯼراوﺪﻴﻣا زا ﯼا ﻩزﺎﺗ سﺎﺴﺣا ﺎﺑ ،ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ﻪﺑ
.


ﻳا ﻦﻄﺑ رد
،ﺮﺘﻬﺑ زور ﮏﻳ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼﺪﻳﻮﻧ ،ﺎه ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦ
،ﺎﻣ ﯼﺎه ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﺖﻴﻨﻣا ،ﺎﻣ ناﺪﻧزﺮﻓ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼﺪﻴﻣا
ﺑ ﺖﻓﺮﺸﻴﭘ
ﺎﻬﺘﻠﻣ نﺎﻴﻣ ﯽﺘﺷﺁ و ﺎﻣ ﻊﻣاﻮﺟ ﯼاﺮ
ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﻔﻬﻧ
.
ﺪﻨﮐﺮﺘﺸﻣ ﯼﺎﻬﻳراوﺪﻴﻣا ﺎﻬﻨﻳا
.
ﯼﺎهﺎﻳور ﺎﻬﻨﻳا
ﺪﻨﮐﺮﺘﺸﻣ
.


ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯽﻠﺼﻓ ﻦﻳا ﺲﭘ
ﺖﺳا ﻮﻧ ﯼزﺎﻏﺁ
.
ﻢﻳﻮﮕﺑ ﻦﺨﺳ ناﺮﻳا ناﺮﺒهر ﺎﺑ ﯽﻨﺷور ﻪﺑ مراد ﻞﻴﻣ ﻦﻣ
.


ﺖﺳا ﻩﺪﺷ ﻩدوﺰﻓا ﺎﻬﻧﺁ ﺮﺑ نﺎﻣز ﺖﺷﺬﮔ ﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ ﻢﻳراد ﯼﺪﺟ ﯽﺗﺎﻓﻼﺘﺧا ﺎﻣ
.
ﺪﻬﻌﺘﻣ ﯽﺳﺎﻤﻠﭙﻳد ﻪﺑ نﻮﻨﮐا ﻦﻣ ﺖﻟود
دﺎﺠﻳا دﺪﺻ رد و ﺪهد ﯽﻣ راﺮﻗ ﯽﺳرﺮﺑ درﻮﻣ ﺖﺳﺎﻣ ﯼور ﺶﻴﭘ ﻪﮐ ار ﯽﻠﺋﺎﺴﻣ زا ﯽﻠﻣﺎﮐ ﻒﻴﻃ ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا
ﮏﻳ
ﺖﺳا ﯽﻧﺎﻬﺟ ﮥﻌﻣﺎﺟ و ناﺮﻳا ،ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا نﺎﻴﻣ ﻩﺪﻧزﺎﺳ ﺪﻧﻮﻴﭘ
.
دور ﯽﻤﻧ ﺶﻴﭘ ﻪﺑ ﺪﻳﺪﻬﺗ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻨﻳاﺮﻓ ﻦﻳا
.
ﯼﺎﺟ ﻪﺑ
ﻢﻴﺘﺴه ﻞﺑﺎﻘﺘﻣ ماﺮﺘﺣا ﺮﺑ ﯽﻨﺘﺒﻣ و ﻪﻧﺎﻗدﺎﺻ ﯽﻃﺎﺒﺗرا ﯼراﺮﻗﺮﺑ رﺎﺘﺳاﻮﺧ ﺎﻣ نﺁ
.


ﺰﻴﻧ ﺎﻤﺷ

ﺪﻳراد ﯽﺑﺎﺨﺘﻧا دﻮﺧ ﺮﺑاﺮﺑ رد
.
ناﺮﻳا ﯽﻣﻼﺳا ﯼرﻮﻬﻤﺟ ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا ﻞﻳﺎﻣ ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا
ﻩﺎﮕﻳﺎﺟ ﺮﺑ
دﺮﻴﮕﺑ راﺮﻗ ﻞﻠﻤﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ ﮥﻌﻣﺎﺟ رد دﻮﺧ ﻦﻴﺘﺳار
.
ﺪﻴﺘﺴه ﯽﻘﺣ ﻦﻴﻨﭼ ﯼاراد ﺎﻤﺷ
–
ﯼﺎه ﺖﻴﻟﻮﺌﺴﻣ ﺎﺑ ﻖﺣ ﻦﻳا ﺎﻣا
ﻩار زا ﻪﻧ ﻩﺎﮕﻳﺎﺟ ﻦﻳا ﻪﺑ و ﺖﺳا ﻩاﺮﻤه ﯽﻌﻗاو
راﺰﻓا ﮓﻨﺟ دﺪﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻳ روﺮﺗ
ﺖﻤﻟﺎﺴﻣ تﺎﻣاﺪﻗا ﻖﻳﺮﻃ زا ﻪﮑﻠﺑ ،
ﺖﺳا ناﺮﻳا نﺪﻤﺗ و ﺖﻠﻣ ﯽﻘﻴﻘﺣ ﯽﮔرﺰﺑ ۀﺪﻨهد نﺎﺸﻧ ﻪﮐ ﺰﻴﻣﺁ
ﺖﻓﺎﻳ ﺖﺳد ناﻮﺗ ﯽﻣ
.
ﻦﻳا ﺶﺠﻨﺳ رﺎﻴﻌﻣ و
ﻢﻨﮐ ﻢﻳﺪﻘﺗ
.
ﻦﻳا زا ﺎﻤﺷ ﻪﮐ مراوﺪﻴﻣا و ﺖﺳا ﯽﻨﻳﺮﻓﺁزﺎﺑ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯽﻧﺎﻣز ﻢه و ﯽﻧﺎﺘﺳﺎﺑ ﻦﻴﻳﺁ ﮏﻳ ﻢه ،ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦﻳا
ﺻﺮﻓ
ﺖ
لﺎﺳ ۀﮋﻳو

ﺪﻳﺮﻴﮔ ﻩﺮﻬﺑ ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ و نﺎﺘﺳود ﻊﻤﺟ رد ندﻮﺑ ﯼاﺮﺑ
.


ﻢﻨﮐ ﺖﺒﺤﺻ ناﺮﻳا ﯽﻣﻼﺳا ﯼرﻮﻬﻤﺟ ناﺮﺒهر و مدﺮﻣ ﺎﺑ ﻢﻴﻘﺘﺴﻣ رﻮﻃ ﻪﺑ ﻢهاﻮﺧ ﯽﻣ ﻩﮋﻳﻮﺑ ﻦﻣ
.



ﺖﺳﺎﻤﺷ روﺁ مﺎﻧ ﮓﻨهﺮﻓ زا ﯽﺸﺨﺑ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ زورﻮﻧ
.
ﻪﺑ ار نﺎﻬﺟ ﺎﻤﺷ ﯼروﺁﻮﻧ و تﺎﻴﺑدا ،ﯽﻘﻴﺳﻮﻣ ،ﺮﻨه
ﯽﻳﺎﻴﻧد
ﻩدﺮﮐ ﻞﻳﺪﺒﺗ ﺮﺘﻬﺑ و ﺮﺗﺎﺒﻳز
ﺖﺳا
.
نﺎﻴﻳﺎﮑﻳﺮﻣﺁ ﻪﮐ ﯽﻤﻬﺳ ﻮﺗﺮﭘ رد ﻢه ﺎﻣ دﻮﺧ ﻪﻌﻣﺎﺟ ،ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا رد ،ﺎﺠﻨﻳا
ﺖﺳا ﻩﺪﺷ ﺮﺗرﺎﺑﺮﭘ ﺪﻧا ﻩدﺮﮐ ادا رﺎﺒﺗ ﯽﻧاﺮﻳا
.
ﻢﻴهﺎﮔﺁ ﺎﻤﺷ گرﺰﺑ نﺪﻤﺗ زا ﺎﻣ
.
تﻻﺎﻳا ماﺮﺘﺣا ﺎﻤﺷ ﯼﺎهدروﺎﺘﺳد
ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﺨﻴﮕﻧاﺮﺑ ار نﺎﻬﺟ و ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ
.


و ﻩﺮﻴﺗ رﻮﺸﮐ ود نﺎﻴﻣ ﻂﺑاور ﻪهد ﻪﺳ ﻪﺑ ﮏﻳدﺰﻧ ﯽﺗﺪﻣ ﯼاﺮﺑ
ﺖﺳا ﻩدﻮﺑ رﺎﺗ
.
ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼروﺁ دﺎﻳ ،ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦﻳا ﯽﻟو
ﺪهد ﯽﻣ ﺪﻧﻮﻴﭘ ﻢه ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻣ ﻪﻤه ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا ﺖﻳﺮﺸﺑ ﮎﺮﺘﺸﻣ طﺎﻘﻧ
.
ﺰﻴﻧ ﺎﻤﺷ تﺎﻬﺟ ﯼرﺎﻴﺴﺑ زا

ﻮﻧ لﺎﺳ ﺎﻣ ﺪﻨﻧﺎﻣ
ﻢﻳﺮﻴﮔ ﯽﻣ ﻦﺸﺟ ﺎﻣ ﻪﮐ ﺪﻴﻨﮐ ﯽﻣ راﺰﮔﺮﺑ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻧﺎﻤه ار دﻮﺧ
.
ﮥﻟدﺎﺒﻣ ،ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ داﺮﻓا و نﺎﺘﺳود ﺎﺑ نﺪﻣﺁدﺮﮔ ﺎﺑ
ﻩﺎﮕﻧ و ﺎﻬﻧﺎﺘﺳاد و ﺎﻳاﺪه
ﯼراوﺪﻴﻣا زا ﯼا ﻩزﺎﺗ سﺎﺴﺣا ﺎﺑ ،ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ﻪﺑ
.


ﻳا ﻦﻄﺑ رد
،ﺮﺘﻬﺑ زور ﮏﻳ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼﺪﻳﻮﻧ ،ﺎه ﻦﺸﺟ ﻦ
،ﺎﻣ ﯼﺎه ﻩداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﺖﻴﻨﻣا ،ﺎﻣ ناﺪﻧزﺮﻓ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯼﺪﻴﻣا
ﺑ ﺖﻓﺮﺸﻴﭘ
ﺎﻬﺘﻠﻣ نﺎﻴﻣ ﯽﺘﺷﺁ و ﺎﻣ ﻊﻣاﻮﺟ ﯼاﺮ
ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﻔﻬﻧ
.
ﺪﻨﮐﺮﺘﺸﻣ ﯼﺎﻬﻳراوﺪﻴﻣا ﺎﻬﻨﻳا
.
ﯼﺎهﺎﻳور ﺎﻬﻨﻳا
ﺪﻨﮐﺮﺘﺸﻣ
.


ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯽﻠﺼﻓ ﻦﻳا ﺲﭘ
ﺖﺳا ﻮﻧ ﯼزﺎﻏﺁ
.
ﻢﻳﻮﮕﺑ ﻦﺨﺳ ناﺮﻳا ناﺮﺒهر ﺎﺑ ﯽﻨﺷور ﻪﺑ مراد ﻞﻴﻣ ﻦﻣ
.


ﺖﺳا ﻩﺪﺷ ﻩدوﺰﻓا ﺎﻬﻧﺁ ﺮﺑ نﺎﻣز ﺖﺷﺬﮔ ﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ ﻢﻳراد ﯼﺪﺟ ﯽﺗﺎﻓﻼﺘﺧا ﺎﻣ
.
ﺪﻬﻌﺘﻣ ﯽﺳﺎﻤﻠﭙﻳد ﻪﺑ نﻮﻨﮐا ﻦﻣ ﺖﻟود
دﺎﺠﻳا دﺪﺻ رد و ﺪهد ﯽﻣ راﺮﻗ ﯽﺳرﺮﺑ درﻮﻣ ﺖﺳﺎﻣ ﯼور ﺶﻴﭘ ﻪﮐ ار ﯽﻠﺋﺎﺴﻣ زا ﯽﻠﻣﺎﮐ ﻒﻴﻃ ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا
ﮏﻳ
ﺖﺳا ﯽﻧﺎﻬﺟ ﮥﻌﻣﺎﺟ و ناﺮﻳا ،ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا نﺎﻴﻣ ﻩﺪﻧزﺎﺳ ﺪﻧﻮﻴﭘ
.
دور ﯽﻤﻧ ﺶﻴﭘ ﻪﺑ ﺪﻳﺪﻬﺗ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻨﻳاﺮﻓ ﻦﻳا
.
ﯼﺎﺟ ﻪﺑ
ﻢﻴﺘﺴه ﻞﺑﺎﻘﺘﻣ ماﺮﺘﺣا ﺮﺑ ﯽﻨﺘﺒﻣ و ﻪﻧﺎﻗدﺎﺻ ﯽﻃﺎﺒﺗرا ﯼراﺮﻗﺮﺑ رﺎﺘﺳاﻮﺧ ﺎﻣ نﺁ
.


ﺰﻴﻧ ﺎﻤﺷ

ﺪﻳراد ﯽﺑﺎﺨﺘﻧا دﻮﺧ ﺮﺑاﺮﺑ رد
.
ناﺮﻳا ﯽﻣﻼﺳا ﯼرﻮﻬﻤﺟ ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا ﻞﻳﺎﻣ ﻩﺪﺤﺘﻣ تﻻﺎﻳا
ﻩﺎﮕﻳﺎﺟ ﺮﺑ
دﺮﻴﮕﺑ راﺮﻗ ﻞﻠﻤﻟا ﻦﻴﺑ ﮥﻌﻣﺎﺟ رد دﻮﺧ ﻦﻴﺘﺳار
.
ﺪﻴﺘﺴه ﯽﻘﺣ ﻦﻴﻨﭼ ﯼاراد ﺎﻤﺷ
–
ﯼﺎه ﺖﻴﻟﻮﺌﺴﻣ ﺎﺑ ﻖﺣ ﻦﻳا ﺎﻣا
ﻩار زا ﻪﻧ ﻩﺎﮕﻳﺎﺟ ﻦﻳا ﻪﺑ و ﺖﺳا ﻩاﺮﻤه ﯽﻌﻗاو
راﺰﻓا ﮓﻨﺟ دﺪﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻳ روﺮﺗ
ﺖﻤﻟﺎﺴﻣ تﺎﻣاﺪﻗا ﻖﻳﺮﻃ زا ﻪﮑﻠﺑ ،
ﺖﺳا ناﺮﻳا نﺪﻤﺗ و ﺖﻠﻣ ﯽﻘﻴﻘﺣ ﯽﮔرﺰﺑ ۀﺪﻨهد نﺎﺸﻧ ﻪﮐ ﺰﻴﻣﺁ
ﺖﻓﺎﻳ ﺖﺳد ناﻮﺗ ﯽﻣ
.
ﻦﻳا ﺶﺠﻨﺳ رﺎﻴﻌﻣ و
ﺖﺳا نﺪﻳﺮﻓﺁ و ﻦﺘﺧﺎﺳ ﯼاﺮﺑ ﺎﻤﺷ ﯽﻳﺎﻧاﻮﺗ نداد نﺎﺸﻧ ،ﺖﺴﻴﻧ ندﺮﮐ ناﺮﻳو ﯼاﺮﺑ ﯽﻳﺎﻧاﻮﺗ ﻦﺘﺷاد ﯽﮔرﺰﺑ
.


ﯼﻮﺠﺘﺴﺟ رد ﺎﻣ ﻪﮐ ﺪﻴﻧاﺪﺑ ناﺮﻳا ناﺮﺒهر و مدﺮﻣ ،ﺎﻤﺷ ﻢﻠﻳﺎﻣ ،ﺎﻤﺷ ﻮﻧ لﺎﺳ نﺪﻴﺳراﺮﻓ ﺖﺒﺳﺎﻨﻣ ﻪﺑ ،ﻦﻳاﺮﺑ ﺎﻨﺑ
ﻢﻴﺘﺴه ﯼا ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﭼ
.
ﯼا ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ﻦﻳا
ﯼﺮﺘﮔرﺰﺑ ﯼﺎﻬﺘﺻﺮﻓ و ،ﺎﻣ مدﺮﻣ نﺎﻴﻣ ﻩﺪﺷ ﺪﻳﺪﺠﺗ تﻻدﺎﺒﻣ ﺎﺑ ﻩاﺮﻤه ﺖﺳا
ﯽﻧﺎﮔرزﺎﺑ و ﺖﮐرﺎﺸﻣ ﯼاﺮﺑ
.
رد ﻪﮐ ﯼا ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ،ﺪﻧا ﻩﺪﺷ فﺮﻃﺮﺑ ﻦﻳﺮﻳد تﺎﻓﻼﺘﺧا نﺁ رد ﻪﮐ ﺖﺳا ﯼا ﻩﺪﻨﻳﺁ ﻦﻳا
ﺮﺗ ﻊﻴﺳو ﺪﻌﺑ رد نﺎﻬﺟ و نﺎﺘﻧﺎﮕﻳﺎﺴﻤه و ﺎﻤﺷ نﺁ

ﻢﻴﻨﮐ ﯽﮔﺪﻧز ﯼﺮﺘﻬﺑ ﺖﻴﻨﻣا و ﺢﻠﺻ رد ﻪﻤه ﻢﻴﻧاﻮﺗ ﯽﻣ
.


ﻣ ﻦﻣ
ﺖﺴﻴﻧ ﺮﻳﺬﭘ ﻖﻘﺤﺗ ﯽﻧﺎﺳﺁ ﻪﺑ رﻮﻈﻨﻣ ﻦﻳا ﻪﮐ ﻢﻧاد ﯽ
.
سﺎﺳا ﺮﺑ ار ﺎﻣ ﺪﻧراد راﺮﺻا ﻪﮐ ﺪﻨﺘﺴه ﯽﻧﺎﺴﮐ
ﺪﻨﻨﮐ ﯽﻓﺮﻌﻣ ﻢﻳراد ﻪﮐ ﯽﺗﺎﻓﻼﺘﺧا
.
ﺑ ﻩﺪﺷ ﻪﺘﺷﺎﮕﻧ ِ
ِ
ﯼﺪﻌﺳ ﮥﻠﻴﺳو ﻪﺑ ﺶﻴﭘ ﯽﻧﺎﻴﻟﺎﺳ ﻪﮐ ار ﯽﺗﺎﻤﻠﮐ ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﺴﻳﺎﺷ ﺎﻣا
ﻪ
ﻢﻳروﺁ ﺮﻃﺎﺧ
" :
ﯼﺎﻀﻋا مدﺁ ﯽﻨﺑ
ﺪﻧﺮﮕﻳﺪﮑﻳ
،
ﺪﻧﺮهﻮﮔ ﮏﻳ ز ﺶﻨﻳﺮﻓﺁ رد ﻪﮐ
".


ﺮﻓ
،ﻮﻧ ﻞﺼﻓ ﮏﻳ نﺪﻴﺳرا
ﺪﻨﮐ ﯽﻣ ﯼروﺁ دﺎﻳ ﺎﻣ ﻪﺑ ﻢﻴﮐﺮﺘﺸﻣ نﺁ رد ﺎﻣ ﮥﻤه ﻪﮐ ار ﺎﻬﺒﻧاﺮﮔ ﺖﻴﻧﺎﺴﻧا ﻦﻳا
.

رﺎﺒﮑﻳ
ﻢﻴﻳﻮﺠﺑ ار ﻩرﺎﺑود ﯼزﺎﻏﺁ ﺪﻳﻮﻧ و ﻪﺘﺴﺟ ﻞﺳﻮﺗ ﯽﻟﺎﻌﺘﻣ حور ﻦﻳا ﻪﺑ ﺮﮕﻳد
.


مراﺰﮕﺳﺎﭙﺳ
.
ﮎرﺎﺒﻣ ﺎﻤﺷ ﺪﻴﻋ
.





or watch: http://www.whitehouse.gov/Nowruz/

A New Day

Another reason to leave Iraq

The following historical book is required reading for all those who span any type of email about foreign policy. What is occurring in Asia minor is revealing. Of course, this will not change any minds but at least it gives you an up front understanding of the next 10 years.

Borrowed Money

330,000,000 a day for the Oil Wars. The end of an empire.

Incompetence as political strategy

After witnessing the GOP leadership during the past few weeks, I have come to the realization that the GOP can do no wrong. No matter if it is a CIA agent being revealed, or civil liberties being run over, or victims of natural disaster being left out of the social contract, or justice officials being fired, or high raking officials in the white house convicted; it does not matter for the GOP, because incompetence is now a strategy. All of these episodes are small in comparison to the overarching debacle of the Iraq war; however, again, this is not a political defeat for the GOP. In fact, the worse the administration is the better it is in the long run for the party. Running on the misnomer of ‘small government is better government’ (this is a misnomer because smaller government has never been an actual state of affairs for the GOP, they have never decreased the size of government, in fact, this administration has increased the size of the federal government to new heights) the GOP can do no wrong.

The logic may not be purposeful, but the result is the same: the worse government performs the better for the GOP. It is simple. On the campaign trail, the GOP can trumpet the miserable state of affairs in Washington and say with a straight face, “What we need is smaller government, less government, government is the enemy, less taxes come from less government…look at the government and how bloated it has become.” The other side of the coin is the cynicism which is created because of governmental ineptitude. In fact, this is the left hook after the right cross for the GOP: big government=bad, cynicism about government=good. Because, in the cause and effect world of first level thinkers, you must have both bad and good covered before blame can be assessed.

There is no such thing as a little bit of torture

If you do nothing, to pass the time between winter and spring, then watch, Ghost of Abu Ghraib, this incredibly clear and concise documentary concerning a historical epoch of American torture. However, if you are unabashed in your defense of the White House and the directives of Mr. Yoo, then pray to your god and hope that as one of the prisoners exclaims, no one “hears your soul break”.